Erie County, Ohio -  Quick Facts 2004

People

 

Population 2000 Census          

79,551

Age - 0-19

21,595

Workforce      

42,500

Age - 20-39

18,815

Unemployment rate      

4.2%

Age - 40-64

26,758

No. of Households

32,190

Employed Manf./ Industry

10,166

Families

22,301

Avg. Manufacturing Wage

$22.55

Persons per Family

2.39

Employed / Services

10,764

Median Household Income

$44,083

Avg. Service Wage

$11.29

Race - White

88.1%

Employed / Retail & Trade

9,530

          Black

8.7%

Avg. Retail Wage

$8.15

          Hispanic

2.2%

% White Collar occupation

52.2%

High School Graduation Rate

88.7%

% Blue Collar occupation

31.7%

Education - Beyond HS

18.9%

Per Capita Income (unadjusted)

$29,921

Places

Erie County is located on Lake Erie in northern Ohio, halfway between Toledo and Cleveland

264 Square Miles

586 Miles of Roads; 1 Interstate; 2 US Hwy.; 11 State Hwy.

3 Cities - Sandusky (27,844), Huron (7,958), Vermilion (4,937)

5 Villages - Milan, Berlin Heights, Castalia, Bay View, Kelley's Island (3,704 total)

9 townships - Florence, Vermilion, Berlin, Milan, Huron, Oxford, Perkins, Margaretta, Groton

  THINGS

Ave. Daytime High Temp

July 83/Jan 34

Ave. Cost of Home

$143,000

Average Rainfall

35"

Crime Index (U.S. = 100)

78

Average Snowfall

38"

Retail Sales per capita

$9,313

Public Schools

31

Closest Major Airports

Cleveland Hopkins- 55mi

Private Schools

8

 "            "             "

Toledo Express – 63 mi.

Teacher/Pupil ration

17.9

Hospitals

300 beds

Work commute <15 min.

44%

Physicians

198 representing32 specialties

Median Gross Rental Unit

$411

Public Libraries

4

Top Ten  Employers

Cedar Fair/ Cedar Point                 4500 Seas. /425 FT

Lear Corporation  (Automotive)       800

Firelands Regional Medical           1,650

Sandusky City Schools                     650

Visteon Automotive Systems        1,635         

Ohio Veterans Home                        615

Delphi Automotive Systems          1,350

Tenneco Corp. (Automotive)            500

Erie County                                    1,020

City of Sandusky                              300 FT/ 75 Seas.

(6/2004)